Recent developments in non-Fickian diffusion: a new look at viscoelastic materials

PhD in Mathematics, Universidade de Coimbra, 2014
https://estudogeral.sib.uc.pt/jspui/bitstream/10316/24331/4/Recent%20developments%20in%20non-Fickian%20diffusion.pdf

The aim of this dissertation is to fully understand from a mathematical point of view the two coupled processes of sorption of a fluid by a viscoelastic material and the successive or simultaneous desorption of the fluid with solved molecules of a chemical compound which is dispersed in the material. These two coupled processes have a central role in several areas of Life Sciences and Material Sciences namely in Controlled Drug Delivery.